In a historic win, Kendrick Lamar on Monday was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in music for his album DAMN. He’s the primary rapper—and non-classical or jazz artist, for that matter—to win the Pulitzer, and the web is delighted.

On its web site, the Pulitzer board praised Rattling. as “a virtuosic tune assortment unified by its vernacular authenticity and rhythmic dynamism that provides affecting vignettes capturing the complexity of contemporary African-American life.”

Some identified that Lamar received a Pulitzer after shedding to Bruno Mars for the report of the 12 months Grammy Award.

Kendrick received a Pulitzer earlier than he received an Album of the Yr Grammy, wow

— Nate Patrin (@natepatrin) April 16, 2018

Loads of others celebrated the win for its implications in historical past and artwork.

kendrick received a pulitzer prize for a rap album. that is…unimaginable.

— Shyne Coldchain Jr. (@Smooth_Orator) April 16, 2018

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth simply received a Pulitzer Prize for a hip-hop album. That shit is superb and delightful. These are new heights, there’s extra we are able to do.

— Rob Markman (@RobMarkman) April 16, 2018

Wow. I want someone would inform me what I can’t accomplish. RT @AP: Kendrick Lamar has received the Pulitzer Prize for music for “DAMN” the primary non-classical or jazz artist to win the award. https://t.co/sFouYcTsxC

— Charlamagne Tha God (@cthagod) April 16, 2018

As Vox factors out, the Pulitzer for music has, unsurprisingly, largely acknowledged our bodies of works by musicians of a specific race and gender. A girl didn’t win the award till 1983, and an African-American didn’t win till 1996.